“Democracy...is a society in which the unbeliever feels undisturbed and at home. If there were only a half dozen unbelievers in America, their well-being would be a test of our democracy.” IfsFeelsWellsHomeWould BeAmericaHalfDemocracyTestsSafetyWell BeingDozenUnbelievers Author:Alfred North Whitehead
“In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety and liberty. It's our lives and liberties that are threatened, not only by terrorism but also by massive depredations of our privacy in the name of counter-terrorism. If those companies from which governments actually take most of our intimate details want to show that they are still on the side of the angels, they had better join this struggle for transparency too.” IfsWantStillsShowsGovernmentNamesSidesCompanyLibertyStruggleDemocracyOur LivesSecurityJudgingBalanceCitizensAngelSafetyDetailsTerrorismIntimatePrivacyMassiveThreatenedTransparencyCounter Terrorism Author:Timothy Garton Ash
“What is supposed to happen in a democracy is that each sovereign citizen will always vote in the public interest for the safety and welfare of all. But what does happen is that he votes his own self-interest as he sees it... which for the majority translates as 'Bread and Circuses'.” DoeSelfHappensInterestDemocracyCitizensVoteSafetyMajorityBreadWelfareTranslateSovereignCircusSelf InterestPublic InterestBread And Circuses Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Those of us who decided to work for democracy in Burma made our choice in the conviction that the danger of standing up for basic human rights in a repressive society was preferable to the safety of a quiescent life in servitude” HumansMadeChoicesDemocracyRightsDangerStandingDecidedSafetyHuman RightsConvictionServitudeOur ChoicesBurmaBasic Human Rights Author:Aung San
“But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts--for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.” WorldHeartGovernmentLastsFightingNationsVoiceLibertyDemocracyRightsAuthorityUniversalSafetyConcertsSubmitDominionDeclaration Of WarSmall Nations Author:Woodrow Wilson
“There are a lot of great organizations who are fighting for food and environmental safety in this country. The Environmental Working Group, Just Label It, Food Democracy Now, and the Center for Food Safety, to name a few.” CountryFightingNamesDemocracyGroupsOrganizationSafetyEnvironmentalLabelsFood SafetyGreat Organizations Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care, so many things that are fundamental to a healthy democracy, are under attack. So I think, in general we've got a lot of work to do.” ThinkingBelieveCareDemocracyHealthyRight NowSafetyFundamentalsHealth CareHousingPublic EducationSafety Net Author:Ai-jen Poo